Daily Curve

NBC Failed Olympic Coverage, Let Us Count The Ways #NBCFail

August 13, 2012

The 2012 London XXX Olympic Games have ended with a flurry of pomp and circumstance and a party to end all parties. The Spice Girls reunited, George Michael stepped out of jail to make us swoon, and The Who serenaded the world. (Really – The Who was at the Closing Ceremonies, though you probably didn’t stay [...]

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School Mandated Pregnancy Tests?

August 9, 2012

Although I didn’t realize it at the time, I was really lucky to be awkward and shy enough in high school that sex was never even close to a possibility, no matter how much us girls talked about it in the back of the soccer bus. I never had to worry about a lot of [...]

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“Feminist” Nuns Stand Up to the Vatican

August 9, 2012

I should probably start this article off by saying I used to be Catholic. I was baptized as an infant, had my first communion and was confirmed in high school. I attended catechism every Wednesday of my childhood and church every Sunday. You might also note the past tense part of this disclaimer. I am [...]

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Nappy Or No: The Bane of Gabby Douglas’s Black Hair

August 7, 2012

A few days ago, I watched Gabby Douglas win Olympic gold for her amazing efforts in the individual all-round event. What a cute wee pixie she was, flying around, tumbling, springing and jumping. “Prance, little unicorn, prance!,” and the gold was hers. Well deserved, I thought. (Though as a Canadian, I felt a twinge of [...]

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Walmart: Doing Good for Kids

August 3, 2012

Enter Walmart, (often appropriately typecast as a corporate villain) doing a little good in the community. According to US Politics Today; “A $1 million grant from the Walmart Foundation will allow the Institute for America’s Health to expand its celebrated school-based anti-obesity program to reach 80 elementary schools in Atlanta, Chicago, Washington DC, and Alabama in the upcoming school year.”

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The Case of the Olympic Diva?

July 31, 2012

Like many of you, I’m Olympics-addicted. Maybe it’s a sense of nostalgia, or the fact that my kids are finally old enough to “get it” and cheer along beside me, but it makes me proud, in a way, to see our country’s best athletes compete in their highest contest. Now, if you’ve been following the [...]

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A Woman On Every Olympic Team For The First Time!

July 31, 2012

Finally, women are represented! The 2012 Olympic Games in London will be monumental for a variety of reason [sic], but for one reason in particular. It will mark the first time in Olympic history that every country will have at least one woman competing. via Rant Sports For the first time in Olympic history all participating teams will have [...]

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Sins of the Father: She Said/She Said

July 24, 2012

Knowing full well that more than just men like football, we are bringing you two sides in the debate over Penn State. Was the NCAA punishment too hard or not hard enough? Be sure to weigh in and let us know on which side of She Said/She Said you fall. Terminal Sentence – by Kristie, CGG Staff [...]

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Savannah Dietrich: When Wronged…Do Wrong?

July 23, 2012

UPDATE BELOW (7/24/2012) Savannah Dietrich, a 17-year-old girl from Kentucky may now face charges after Tweeting the names of her attackers.  The girl says she was frustrated by the plea deal reached when the boys pled guilty to first degree sexual assault and voyeurism charges.  The boys have yet to be sentenced for the charges.  According to [...]

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New Yahoo CEO Is Six Months Pregnant [Insert Gasp]

July 18, 2012

I originally wrote this post for Fistful of Talent (a recruiting & Human Resources website). However, this is truly a woman issue, and I’d like to share my thoughts on it with all of you. *** Bravo, Yahoo! Seriously, I applaud your company! *standing ovations all around* When I heard about Yahoo’s new CEO (Marissa Mayer) being six [...]

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